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Highly Specialist S&L Therapist/Deputy Team Manager

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p><strong>About the team:</strong>Lambeth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) PAIRS Team is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced CAMHS Practitioner, who has an interest in working with children under the age of 5.</p> <p>The PAIRS Team works closely with the Lambeth Local Authority, offering group delivery, assessment and brief interventions to children, young people and their families. We are specifically interested in staff with additional training in evidence based therapeutic interventions and group work.</p>    <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p><strong>About the role:</strong></p> <p>You will need to have the ability to deliver theraputic groups within the borough of Lambeth. Close working relationships with members of the team and partnership agencies e.g. Social Services, Education and others is essential. You must demonstrate an interest in multi-agency and multi-disciplinary work and be familiar with evidence-based practice. There are excellent opportunities for CPD, in service teaching and supervision within the team and the trust.You must be able to work independently and have good clinical/therapeutic and case management skills. Lambeth is an inner city, ethnically diverse community so a good understanding of diversity issues is important.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Lambeth is a London borough with a population of more than 318,000, of which 63% of residents describe their ethnicity as other than White British &amp; approximately 145 languages are spoken in the borough. There are established Caribbean &amp; Irish communities with newer populations of West African, Portuguese &amp; South American residents.</p>
<p>Lambeth CAMHS employs staff from a variety of disciplines, including creative arts, child psychology, psychiatry, nursing, psychotherapy &amp; family therapy. The service is organised into three sections &amp; delivered from a number of community &amp; hospital sites across the borough. Teams include a generic multidisciplinary Tier 3 services, for Children and Adolescents, as well as a number of specialist teams &amp; services including Youth Offending Team, Children Looked After, Parent and Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS) and the Neurodevelopmental Team.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>12 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 6</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £46,419 to £55,046 a year
      
        pro rata ,per annum incl. of HCAs
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>334-CLI-7495379</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Lambeth CAMHS, St John's Angell Town Primary School</p>
      <p>85 Angell Rd</p>
      <p>Brixton, London</p>
            <p>SW9 7HH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>You will provide specialist parent &amp; child and group interventions to children and families with moderate to complex presentations. </p> <p>You will be confident in providing support, advice and intervention to parents and carers in attachment, anxiety and behaviours that challenge.</p> <p>You will be flexible and creative in responding to the needs of the population of children under 5 years of age, with support from your team and supervision. You will also be able to adapt to working remotely and prioritising access to services and resources.</p> <p>You will be required to keep up to date clinical records and may be required to prepare court reports.</p> <p>You will have some specific responsibilities for operational procedures e.g. referral response and processing. </p> <p>You will work in partnership with Social Services, Parental mental Health/Perinatal, Adult Mental Health, Childrens Centres, Child Health and key partners to support integrated practice and service delivery.</p> <p>You may be required to contribute to audit or progress reports on specific aspects of the service developments.</p>   

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>You will provide specialist parent &amp; child and group interventions to children and families with moderate to complex presentations. </p> <p>You will be confident in providing support, advice and intervention to parents and carers in attachment, anxiety and behaviours that challenge.</p> <p>You will be flexible and creative in responding to the needs of the population of children under 5 years of age, with support from your team and supervision. You will also be able to adapt to working remotely and prioritising access to services and resources.</p> <p>You will be required to keep up to date clinical records and may be required to prepare court reports.</p> <p>You will have some specific responsibilities for operational procedures e.g. referral response and processing. </p> <p>You will work in partnership with Social Services, Parental mental Health/Perinatal, Adult Mental Health, Childrens Centres, Child Health and key partners to support integrated practice and service delivery.</p> <p>You may be required to contribute to audit or progress reports on specific aspects of the service developments.</p>     
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>All applicants will require a professional training and relevant CAMHS experience in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) , Health &amp; Care Professional's Council (HPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)  or British Relevant professional training will include: First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RSCN or HV with related CAMHS experience or any as below: First level qualification in Occupational therapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Social work, or equivalent with related CAMHS experience. Qualification as a Systemic Psychotherapist (Family Therapist) with relevant CAMHS experience. First level qualification in art, play, drama, music therapy or psychotherapy (leading to a registered qualification with one of the above statutory bodies) with related experience in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescent with mental health problems/needs.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Infant observation training</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of CPD- Continuous Professional Development in Child and Adolescent Mental Health or family work trainingy</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Assessed supervised clinical experience working with children and adolescents with mental health problems/needs or clear evidence of transferable skills.</li>
        
        <li>Working in collaboration with supervisor, service user, carers and MDT in assessing needs, planning and implementing care.</li>
        
        <li>Taking responsibility for care delivery in a specific area and maintaining a safe therapeutic environment.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of running/observing parenting groups or clear evidence of transferable skills.</li>
        
        <li>A good understanding and some experience of the following: Group, individual and family work, multi-disciplinary work, clinical governance and audit and the process of clinical supervision in CAMHS.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working with families in a multiracial urban environment. Experience Working with Looked After Children and foster carers</li>
          
          <li>Experience of providing interventions to families with children under 5within a community setting</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge/Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>A good working knowledge of relational work within an Under 5's infant mental health team. A good working knowledge of difficulties common to infants e.g. attachment difficulties.</li>
        
        <li>A good working knowledge of Key legislation relevant to CAMHS setting: The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.</li>
        
        <li>A good working knowledge of the London Child protection procedures. Assessment of risk and management of risk factors.</li>
        
        <li>A good working knowledge of the principles underlying confidentiality and information sharing. The principles of clinical governance and CAMHS practice.</li>
        
        <li>Good written and verbal presentation skills. Basic IT and data entry skills to enter clinical information into databases.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to be 'reflective' in therapeutic practice and adapt practice from this reflection.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Training in Circle of Security, Watch, Wait and Wonder, other parenting models.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>All applicants will require a professional training and relevant CAMHS experience in combination with professional registration with one of the following statutory bodies: the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) , Health &amp; Care Professional's Council (HPC), Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)  or British Relevant professional training will include: First level nursing qualification/registration RMN or RSCN or HV with related CAMHS experience or any as below: First level qualification in Occupational therapy, Clinical or Counselling Psychology, Social work, or equivalent with related CAMHS experience. Qualification as a Systemic Psychotherapist (Family Therapist) with relevant CAMHS experience. First level qualification in art, play, drama, music therapy or psychotherapy (leading to a registered qualification with one of the above statutory bodies) with related experience in the psychological aspects of caring for children and adolescent with mental health problems/needs.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Infant observation training</li>
            
            <li>Evidence of CPD- Continuous Professional Development in Child and Adolescent Mental Health or family work trainingy</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Assessed supervised clinical experience working with children and adolescents with mental health problems/needs or clear evidence of transferable skills.</li>
          
          <li>Working in collaboration with supervisor, service user, carers and MDT in assessing needs, planning and implementing care.</li>
          
          <li>Taking responsibility for care delivery in a specific area and maintaining a safe therapeutic environment.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of running/observing parenting groups or clear evidence of transferable skills.</li>
          
          <li>A good understanding and some experience of the following: Group, individual and family work, multi-disciplinary work, clinical governance and audit and the process of clinical supervision in CAMHS.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of working with families in a multiracial urban environment. Experience Working with Looked After Children and foster carers</li>
            
            <li>Experience of providing interventions to families with children under 5within a community setting</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge/Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>A good working knowledge of relational work within an Under 5's infant mental health team. A good working knowledge of difficulties common to infants e.g. attachment difficulties.</li>
          
          <li>A good working knowledge of Key legislation relevant to CAMHS setting: The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act 2005.</li>
          
          <li>A good working knowledge of the London Child protection procedures. Assessment of risk and management of risk factors.</li>
          
          <li>A good working knowledge of the principles underlying confidentiality and information sharing. The principles of clinical governance and CAMHS practice.</li>
          
          <li>Good written and verbal presentation skills. Basic IT and data entry skills to enter clinical information into databases.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to be 'reflective' in therapeutic practice and adapt practice from this reflection.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Training in Circle of Security, Watch, Wait and Wonder, other parenting models.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Lambeth CAMHS, St John's Angell Town Primary School</p>
      <p>85 Angell Rd</p>
      <p>Brixton, London</p>
            <p>SW9 7HH</p>
    
  

  
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        <p><a href="https://www.slam.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Lambeth CAMHS, St John's Angell Town Primary School</p>
          <p>85 Angell Rd</p>
          <p>Brixton, London</p>
                    <p>SW9 7HH</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.slam.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

CAMHS Practitioner-PAIRS Team

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual. We are looking for a Play Worker to join our team of Health Play Specialists and Play Workers at The Royal London Children's Hospital. We work across both in and out patients departments and provide support to children and young people accessing our services.We are looking for a Play Worker who is committed to the delivery of compassionate high quality, child centered care and has the training and skills to implement specialised play input to support the young people and their families throughout their time in hospital.We are looking for someone who has a good understanding with relevantexperience of child development in varying ages and abilities, who is creative and keen to promote normalising and sensory play in the hospital setting. Our ideal candidate is able to work on their own initiative, a team player and a keen interest in working with children/young people and their families in hospital. We have a well-established programme of quality improvement and fully encourage CPD. We value team members who are resourceful, loyal, committed and can be an active part of our vision for continuing to drive play forward.Essential qualifications needed to apply for this post include 5 GCSEs Grade C and above (to include Maths &amp; English) and NNEB or NVQ level 3 in childcare or equivalent.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>Working alongside your Play Department and wider multi-disciplinary team you will:</p> <p>Maintain a safe, child-focused environment where play occurs naturally.Provide play for normalisation for children attending hospital as in or out patients.</p> <p>Use your knowledge of child development and through to adulthood when selecting recreational / play activities. To plan and implement developmental play programmes for patients. Be able to identify children who need extra support and hand this over to a Play Specialist.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.</p>
<p>The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.</p>
<p>Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.</p>
<p>We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>10 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 3</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £30,546 to £32,207 a year
      
        Per annum inc
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>259-7478464RLH-B</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Royal London Hospital</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>E1 1FR</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.</p> <p><strong>*PLEASE NOTE WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE* </strong></p> <p><strong>Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post - </strong><strong>Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>)</strong></p>  <p>Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.</p> <p><strong>*PLEASE NOTE WE ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE* </strong></p> <p><strong>Following the recent update on UK immigration policy for those on a Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa, please click on the link to check your eligibility before applying for this post - </strong><strong>Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (<a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>)</strong></p>  <p>Please note: When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High Cost Area Supplement) is not included for non-medical roles. This ensures fairness and consistency within our organisation, as some of our sites fall under inner HCAS, while others are classified as outer HCAS.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>5 GCSEs Grade C and above to include Maths &amp; English</li>
        
        <li>NNEB or NVQ level 3 in childcare or equivalent</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Awareness of Childrens Safeguarding</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Previous experience of working with Children/young people in a play, Education or hospital setting.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working as a team member.</li>
        
        <li>Experience /knowledge of different cultures and ethnic groups.</li>
        
        <li>General knowledge/experience Child Protection.</li>
        
        <li>Experience working with adolescents, babies and children with special needs &amp; their families.</li>
        
        <li>Theoretical knowledge of child development.</li>
        
        <li>Knowledge of the value of play for sick children.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.</li>
        
        <li>Basic knowledge of confidentiality.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Cultural awareness training.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Good interpersonal and supportive skills.</li>
        
        <li>To be creative and provide a wide Selection of art &amp; craft activities for all ages.</li>
        
        <li>Health, safety and risk awareness.</li>
        
        <li>Play &amp; organisation skills.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to understand and adhere to professional boundaries of the role, referring on to line manager where necessary.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work with individuals and groups of children/young people.</li>
        
        <li>Effective verbal and written communicational skills.</li>
        
        <li>Good level of IT skills.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Documentation Skills.</li>
          
          <li>Good level of IT skills</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
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          Communication
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Communicates in a manner that is consistent with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.</li>
        
        <li>Communicates with people in a form and manner that:</li>
        
        <li>Is consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating.</li>
        
        <li>Is appropriate to the purpose of the communication and the context in which it is taking place</li>
        
        <li>Encourages the effective participation of all involved</li>
        
        <li>Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication and modifies communication in response</li>
        
        <li>Is proactive in seeking out different styles and methods of communicating to assist longer term needs and aims</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>5 GCSEs Grade C and above to include Maths &amp; English</li>
          
          <li>NNEB or NVQ level 3 in childcare or equivalent</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Awareness of Childrens Safeguarding</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Previous experience of working with Children/young people in a play, Education or hospital setting.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working as a team member.</li>
          
          <li>Experience /knowledge of different cultures and ethnic groups.</li>
          
          <li>General knowledge/experience Child Protection.</li>
          
          <li>Experience working with adolescents, babies and children with special needs &amp; their families.</li>
          
          <li>Theoretical knowledge of child development.</li>
          
          <li>Knowledge of the value of play for sick children.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.</li>
          
          <li>Basic knowledge of confidentiality.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Cultural awareness training.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Good interpersonal and supportive skills.</li>
          
          <li>To be creative and provide a wide Selection of art &amp; craft activities for all ages.</li>
          
          <li>Health, safety and risk awareness.</li>
          
          <li>Play &amp; organisation skills.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to understand and adhere to professional boundaries of the role, referring on to line manager where necessary.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work with individuals and groups of children/young people.</li>
          
          <li>Effective verbal and written communicational skills.</li>
          
          <li>Good level of IT skills.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Documentation Skills.</li>
            
            <li>Good level of IT skills</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_4">
          
            Communication
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Communicates in a manner that is consistent with relevant legislation, policies and procedures.</li>
          
          <li>Communicates with people in a form and manner that:</li>
          
          <li>Is consistent with their level of understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating.</li>
          
          <li>Is appropriate to the purpose of the communication and the context in which it is taking place</li>
          
          <li>Encourages the effective participation of all involved</li>
          
          <li>Recognises and reflects on barriers to effective communication and modifies communication in response</li>
          
          <li>Is proactive in seeking out different styles and methods of communicating to assist longer term needs and aims</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  


 
  
    
      
        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Barts Health NHS Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>Royal London Hospital</p>
            <p>London</p>
            <p>E1 1FR</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk" target="_blank">https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>Barts Health NHS Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>Royal London Hospital</p>
                    <p>London</p>
                    <p>E1 1FR</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk" target="_blank">https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Play Worker

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is an exciting opportunity for a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner to join the Lambeth Mental Health Support Team.</p> <p>You must have completed the Senior Wellbeing Practice Postgraduate Diploma <strong>OR </strong>have a qualification in another core profession, for example: Art, Music or Drama Psychotherapy, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing, Clinical or Counselling Psychology.</p> <p>You will need to have a professional registration with the relevant statutory body (e.g. BABCP, HCPC, SWE or NMC).</p>     <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ul>
<li>Work as part of the Lambeth MHST to manage a defined caseload.</li>
<li>Complete holistic assessments, and provide evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.</li>
<li>Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a school's whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</li>
<li>Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings.</li>
<li>Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service (if applicable).</li>
<li>Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers. Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.</li>
<li>Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</li>
</ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p><strong><em>Lambeth MHST mission statement:</em></strong> <em>Through early support and working with children, young people, families and staff, we help to enable healthy minds and thriving school communities. We offer a safe space to work with you collaboratively and with transparency. We value who you are and where you are.</em>  We are an early intervention service supporting mild to moderate mental health needs in 40 primary and secondary schools in Lambeth. Our service will be expanding to more schools in Lambeth in January 2026.  The team is consists of multidisciplinary professionals who come from a variety of training backgrounds bringing in a wealth of experience and expertise. This includes: Systemic Family Therapist, Systemic Family Practitioners, Social Work, Education Psychologists, Arts Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapy, CBT Therapists, Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, Education Mental Health Practitioners, Quality Assurance and Communications Lead and Senior Administrative Support.   <strong>About our locations:</strong> Our main office is at St John's Angell Town Primary School but we also work across several MHST schools in Lambeth. We offer flexibility and home working.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>11 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 6</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £38,682 to £46,580 a year
      
        per annum + HCAs
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>334-CLI-7534562</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>St John's Angell Town</p>
      <p>85 Angell Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SW9 7HH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>
<li>Work as part of the Lambeth MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.</li>
<li>Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a schools whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</li>
<li>Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings. Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service (if applicable).</li>
<li>Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers.</li>
<li>Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.</li>
<li>Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</li>
</ul>
<p>A further detailed job description is attached.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>
<li>Work as part of the Lambeth MHST team to manage a defined caseload with a focus on providing focused assessment and evidence-based intervention for children and young people (CYP) with mild to moderate mental health difficulties and their parents/carers.</li>
<li>Plan and deliver whole school activities, as part of a schools whole school/college approach to mental health and wellbeing.</li>
<li>Provide consultation and guided signposting to education settings. Be expected to provide Case Management and Clinical Skills Supervision to qualified and/or trainee EMHPs within the service (if applicable).</li>
<li>Be able to work flexibly across a range of education providers.</li>
<li>Promote the participation of children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community.</li>
<li>Promote equity, diversity and inclusion within their own role, the MHST and school communities, contributing to enabling other staff, children, young people, families, carers and the wider school community from diverse backgrounds to flourish by working to create a psychologically safe environment.</li>
</ul>
<p>A further detailed job description is attached.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner or core professional training in: Art, Music, or Drama Psychotherapy, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nurse, Clinical or Counselling Psychology.</li>
        
        <li>Professional registration with the relevant statutory body (e.g. HCPC, SWE, NMC, BABCP).</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings</li>
          
          <li>Formal training in parenting interventions i.e. Incredible Years</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services.</li>
        
        <li>Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate  mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived  experience, systemic functioning and  managing difference in the clinical space.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.</li>
        
        <li>Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and interventions to CYP target audience.</li>
        
        <li>Evidence of experience of clinical governance, Outcome Measures and audits.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Working with families in a diverse environment.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in working as part of an MDT.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in working with children and adolescents with special educational needs.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge / Skills /abilities
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Understanding on the importance of mental health for children and young people and the difficulties they face.</li>
        
        <li>The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act  2005</li>
        
        <li>Information governance including rules around GDPR as it relates to clinical confidentiality, information sharing and academia</li>
        
        <li>Ability to work to short deadlines, take on new concepts and be innovative.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Evidence of organisational skills to deliver targets and meet deadlines.</li>
          
          <li>Proven ability to work flexibly within a changing environment.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in teaching and supporting trainees.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Qualified Senior Wellbeing Practitioner or core professional training in: Art, Music, or Drama Psychotherapy, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nurse, Clinical or Counselling Psychology.</li>
          
          <li>Professional registration with the relevant statutory body (e.g. HCPC, SWE, NMC, BABCP).</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of CPD relevant to working with CYP in schools or community settings</li>
            
            <li>Formal training in parenting interventions i.e. Incredible Years</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience and ability to function as a practitioner in CYP mental health services.</li>
          
          <li>Demonstrable post qualification experience, including experience of working with CYP's with mild to moderate  mental health problems and their families using CBT or CBT informed GSH.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of managing and prioritising a caseload.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of good practice in CAMHS assessment facilitation, including assessing: risk behaviour, impact of the lived  experience, systemic functioning and  managing difference in the clinical space.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of providing culturally adapted interventions.</li>
          
          <li>Experience in design and delivery of workshops, groups and interventions to CYP target audience.</li>
          
          <li>Evidence of experience of clinical governance, Outcome Measures and audits.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Working with families in a diverse environment.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in working as part of an MDT.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of undertaking qualitative and quantitative research methodology.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of supervising junior staff or trainees.</li>
            
            <li>Experience in working with children and adolescents with special educational needs.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge / Skills /abilities
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Understanding on the importance of mental health for children and young people and the difficulties they face.</li>
          
          <li>The Children Act 1989, 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983, 2007, Human Rights Act 1998 and Mental Capacity Act  2005</li>
          
          <li>Information governance including rules around GDPR as it relates to clinical confidentiality, information sharing and academia</li>
          
          <li>Ability to work to short deadlines, take on new concepts and be innovative.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Evidence of organisational skills to deliver targets and meet deadlines.</li>
            
            <li>Proven ability to work flexibly within a changing environment.</li>
            
            <li>Skills in teaching and supporting trainees.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
    
  



      
  
    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>St John's Angell Town</p>
      <p>85 Angell Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>SW9 7HH</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.slam.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>St John's Angell Town</p>
          <p>85 Angell Road</p>
          <p>London</p>
                    <p>SW9 7HH</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.slam.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Senior Wellbeing Practitioner

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>Are you looking for
a rewarding and hands-on role where you can truly make a difference? We are
excited to offer an opportunity for a dynamic and motivated individual to join
our inpatient mental health team as an Occupational Therapy Assistant at SLaM. Based
in a supportive and recovery-focused environment, youll play a vital role in
helping service users re-engage with meaningful activities and develop the
skills needed for life beyond hospital.</p><p>River House is known
for its strong team culture and commitment to development, offering in-house
training, advancement opportunities, and exposure to a broad range of service
user needs. Whether you're just starting out or looking to specialise further in
your career, this position offers the ideal environment to grow both personally
and professionally, supported by a team that values learning, collaboration,
and innovation in mental health care.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>What you can add:</p><ul>  <li>You will contribute to the development of and provision occupationally focused interventions within River House under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist</li>  <li>You will work closely with service users, families, and carers to ensure your approach is person-centred, recovery-focused, and responsive to individual needs.</li>  <li>You will have a chance to work as a valued and integrated member of a supportive multidisciplinary team, contributing to holistic, collaborative care planning.</li>  <li>You will hold delegated responsibility for the operation of work areas during clinical interventions and ensure that health and safety standards are met on a daily basis</li>  <li>You will take on greater responsibilities and exercise increased autonomy in both 1:1 and group interventions on the wards, as well as in managing a Recovery Hub caseload.</li> </ul>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>NHS Professionals is the UKs largest flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health and Social Care. We give healthcare professionals the freedom to choose when, where, and how they work whether that's through flexible bank shifts or fixed-term placements. By joining NHSP, you become part of a trusted, supportive community committed to Putting People in Places to Care, working alongside a diverse team delivering high-quality care across the country.</p><p>As a valued member of our bank, youll enjoy a wide range of benefits, including:</p><ul>  <li>Weekly Pay Access your earnings quickly with regular weekly payments.</li>  <li>Priority Shifts Get first choice of shifts and placements before they go to external agencies.</li>  <li>Exclusive Discounts Receive a Blue Light Card and access to NHS discount providers.</li>  <li>Flexible Working Options Choose shifts that fit your schedule or explore fixed-term placements to suit your lifestyle.</li>  <li>Comprehensive Support Our friendly team is available whenever you need us via our dedicated support line.</li>  <li>Ongoing Development Access training and learning opportunities through both the Trust and NHSPs own academy.</li>  <li>Career Variety Work across different wards and specialties to gain valuable experience.</li>  <li>Community Perks Enjoy being part of a vibrant NHSP community with activities like Member of the Month, Appreciation Week, giveaways, webinars, and more.</li> </ul>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>01 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 4</p>
  
  

  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £15.60 an hour
      
    </p>
  
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Bank</p>

  
    <h3 id="contract_duration_heading">Duration</h3>
    <p>3 months</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>M0042-84710</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
        <p>S L A M Nhs Foundation Trust</p>
      
      <p>Monks Orchard Road</p>
            <p>Beckenham</p>
      <p>Kent</p>
      <p>BR3 3BX</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>As an Occupational Therapy Assistant, you will support the delivery of recovery-focused, person-centred interventions within the River House OT team, working under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist. You will play a key role in developing and facilitating both individual and group-based therapeutic activities on the wards and in the Recovery Hub. This includes contributing to occupationally focused care plans, supporting discharge planning, and using specialist knowledge to promote engagement, recovery, and social inclusion.</p><p>Youll work collaboratively with service users, carers, and the wider multi-disciplinary team, using strong communication skills to provide progress updates and contribute to assessments. You will be responsible for ensuring a safe clinical environment, adhering to health and safety standards, and maintaining accurate documentation in line with Trust and professional guidelines. The role also involves managing a small caseload, participating in risk management, and carrying out restrictive interventions where required, following Seni Lewis training.</p><p>The post includes opportunities to support student training, take part in service development, and engage in continuous professional development through supervision, training, and annual appraisal. You may be required to work evenings or weekends and are expected to contribute to quality improvement initiatives, uphold Trust policies, and maintain a professional and safe working environment at all times.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>As an Occupational Therapy Assistant, you will support the delivery of recovery-focused, person-centred interventions within the River House OT team, working under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist. You will play a key role in developing and facilitating both individual and group-based therapeutic activities on the wards and in the Recovery Hub. This includes contributing to occupationally focused care plans, supporting discharge planning, and using specialist knowledge to promote engagement, recovery, and social inclusion.</p><p>Youll work collaboratively with service users, carers, and the wider multi-disciplinary team, using strong communication skills to provide progress updates and contribute to assessments. You will be responsible for ensuring a safe clinical environment, adhering to health and safety standards, and maintaining accurate documentation in line with Trust and professional guidelines. The role also involves managing a small caseload, participating in risk management, and carrying out restrictive interventions where required, following Seni Lewis training.</p><p>The post includes opportunities to support student training, take part in service development, and engage in continuous professional development through supervision, training, and annual appraisal. You may be required to work evenings or weekends and are expected to contribute to quality improvement initiatives, uphold Trust policies, and maintain a professional and safe working environment at all times.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
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          Qualifications
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>- GCSEs in Maths and English</li>
        
        <li>- Health and Social Care NVQ Level 2 or above, Care Certificate or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>- Experience working in a Health or Social Care setting</li>
        
        <li>- Experience working with people with Mental Health difficulties and complex needs</li>
        
        <li>Collaborative working and able to deliver individual and group sessions.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- Forensic experience</li>
          
          <li>- A creative qualification or personal interest (e.g. in art, photography, music, or drama) or a background in psychology or related field</li>
          
          <li>Open to new ideas and awareness of general issues that might have relevance to service users involvement.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
  


  
    
      
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            Qualifications
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>- GCSEs in Maths and English</li>
          
          <li>- Health and Social Care NVQ Level 2 or above, Care Certificate or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>- Experience working in a Health or Social Care setting</li>
          
          <li>- Experience working with people with Mental Health difficulties and complex needs</li>
          
          <li>Collaborative working and able to deliver individual and group sessions.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>- Forensic experience</li>
            
            <li>- A creative qualification or personal interest (e.g. in art, photography, music, or drama) or a background in psychology or related field</li>
            
            <li>Open to new ideas and awareness of general issues that might have relevance to service users involvement.</li>
            
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  

  


 

      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>NHS Professionals Limited</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>S L A M Nhs Foundation Trust</p>
      
      <p>Monks Orchard Road</p>
            <p>Beckenham</p>
      <p>Kent</p>
      <p>BR3 3BX</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  



  
      
        <h2>Employer details</h2>
        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>NHS Professionals Limited</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>S L A M Nhs Foundation Trust</p>
          
          <p>Monks Orchard Road</p>
                    <p>Beckenham</p>
          <p>Kent</p>
          <p>BR3 3BX</p>
        
      

      
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        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

OT Technician

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>As an HCPC registered Allied Health professional, reporting to the Lead Arts therapist in your directorate, you will develop and provide specialist Arts Therapy individually and in groups using your own arts therapy modality (Art) and line manage and clinically supervise junior members of staff.</p>
<p>As part of the ELFT Trust wide Arts Therapies you will work as an integrated and collaborative team member upholding the Trust values, 'We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive' and maintaining a holistic approach to promote effective functioning of the team and patient-centered care of service users.</p>
<p>As part of improving population health, improving access to therapies, preventative engagement and meeting service user needs, this post will be embedded across our Acute Services wards, including our High Dependency Unit and our long-stay and rehabilitation wards. You will not only deliver trauma informed specialist arts therapy but also support Psychology, OT and the wider MDT with co- produced and collaborative work.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <ol>
<li>To plan, provide and develop specialist patient-centered Arts Therapies including assessment, treatment and evaluation of individual and group work using own Arts Therapies modality.</li>
<li>Evaluate work on an ongoing basis with an emphasis on using appropriate service user reported experience and outcome measures to measure and demonstrate effectiveness.</li>
<li>Manage and supervise allocated staff, including trainees</li>
<li>Regularly undertake Quality Improvement, Research and Audit</li>
<li>Provide a range of teaching and training to multi-professional staff, service users and carers as required</li>
<li>Take a designated role in local service leadership and development</li>
<li>Maintain registration with HCPC and relevant professional bodies (eg BAAT)</li>
<li>Maintain own self-care and ability to practice.</li>
</ol>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>East London Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers nationally of Art, Music Drama and Dance Movement Psychotherapists covering City and Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets , Bedford and Luton and Forensic Directorates both inpatient and wider community services. We are one of the largest providers of arts therapies placements with a commitment to provide bespoke CPD opportunities and training for our arts therapists, opportunities for research and development and partnerships with community arts, the voluntary sector and other NHS Trusts</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>04 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 7</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £51,488 to £57,802 a year
      
        per annum
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Part-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-FOR7558780</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>John Howard Centre</p>
      <p>12 Kenworthy road</p>
      <p>Homerton London</p>
            <p>E9 5TD</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>For further information relating to this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification.</p>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>For further information relating to this vacancy please see attached job description and person specification.</p>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education/ Qualification/ Training
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Degree in relevant area</li>
        
        <li>MA ( or equivalent) in post title Arts Therapies modality</li>
        
        <li>For Art Therapist/Psychotherapist, Music Therapist and Dramatherapist : registration with HCPC</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>For Dance Movement Psychotherapists registration with UKCP</li>
          
          <li>Membership of Arts Therapies professional Body</li>
          
          <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
          
          <li>Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Post qualification experience as an Arts Therapist working with this client group in both group and individual work.</li>
        
        <li>Working with service users with challenging and/or unpredictable behavior.</li>
        
        <li>Clinical supervision of a trainee Arts Therapist</li>
        
        <li>Assessing Service Users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Providing Arts Therapy teaching/training to a variety of audiences.</li>
          
          <li>Working as an Arts Therapist in a Multi-Disciplinary team</li>
          
          <li>Providing Arts therapies as part of research or clinical trial</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li>
        
        <li>Developed interpersonal skills enabling  therapeutic alliances to be developed and  maintained.</li>
        
        <li>Ability to adapt and use a range of specialist skills in skills in individual and group based arts  therapies assessments and interventions</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education/ Qualification/ Training
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Degree in relevant area</li>
          
          <li>MA ( or equivalent) in post title Arts Therapies modality</li>
          
          <li>For Art Therapist/Psychotherapist, Music Therapist and Dramatherapist : registration with HCPC</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>For Dance Movement Psychotherapists registration with UKCP</li>
            
            <li>Membership of Arts Therapies professional Body</li>
            
            <li>Clinical Supervision Training</li>
            
            <li>Further training in an area of psychological practice relevant to the post's clinical area</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Post qualification experience as an Arts Therapist working with this client group in both group and individual work.</li>
          
          <li>Working with service users with challenging and/or unpredictable behavior.</li>
          
          <li>Clinical supervision of a trainee Arts Therapist</li>
          
          <li>Assessing Service Users and making recommendations to a Multi-disciplinary team</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Providing Arts Therapy teaching/training to a variety of audiences.</li>
            
            <li>Working as an Arts Therapist in a Multi-Disciplinary team</li>
            
            <li>Providing Arts therapies as part of research or clinical trial</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</li>
          
          <li>Developed interpersonal skills enabling  therapeutic alliances to be developed and  maintained.</li>
          
          <li>Ability to adapt and use a range of specialist skills in skills in individual and group based arts  therapies assessments and interventions</li>
          
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    <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
    <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
    <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
  

  
    <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        Additional information
      
    
    
      
        <h3 id="dbs-message">Disclosure and Barring Service Check</h3>
        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="tier-two-sponsorship">Certificate of Sponsorship</h3>
        <p>Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration" target="_blank"> UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
        <p>From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants" target="_blank"> Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab)</a>.</p>
      

      
        <h3 id="uk-registration">UK Registration</h3>
        <p>
          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
          <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
        </p>
      
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Employer details</h2>
    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>John Howard Centre</p>
      <p>12 Kenworthy road</p>
      <p>Homerton London</p>
            <p>E9 5TD</p>
    
  

  
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    <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
      
        <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>
      
  

  
    
    
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
    
  



  
      
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        <h3>Employer name</h3>
        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>John Howard Centre</p>
          <p>12 Kenworthy road</p>
          <p>Homerton London</p>
                    <p>E9 5TD</p>
        
      

      
        <br>
        <h3 id="employer_website_heading">Employer's website</h3>
          
            <p><a href="https://www.elft.nhs.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

Art Therapist (Art)

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated Clinical or Counselling Psychologist to lead the psychological provision for Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Mental Health Team.</p> <p>The successful candidate will be Lead Psychologist for a vibrant multi-disciplinary team working with service users and their families presenting with diverse and complex social and health needs. You will work closely with the Operational and Clinical Leads to ensure the delivery of a high quality, accessible, and inclusive psychological service drawing on a range of psychological approaches. You will promote psychological and trauma-informed practice within the teams and wider service area through consultation (informal and formal), training and reflective practice. You will supervise a Band 7 psychologist as well as other psychological staff. You will collaborate closely with colleagues from psychology, Arts Therapy and Occupational Therapy to jointly develop a borough-wide groups therapies programme. There are significant opportunities for service development, quality improvement, and innovative practice in this post as part of the Trust's Community Health Transformation Programme.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The successful candidate will be closely involved with the Department of Tower Hamlets Locality Psychology, under whose governance you will have regular opportunities for continuing professional development. Within our lively and enthusiastic Adult Multi-Disciplinary Psychology Team a range of approaches are promoted, including CBT, CFT, narrative therapy, community psychology and trauma informed care, supported by strong peer and specialist supervision. We also liaise closely with North Thames Clinical Psychology Doctorate courses.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>24 October 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Agenda for change</p>

    
      
        <h3>Band</h3>
      
      <p>Band 8a</p>
  
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £64,156 to £71,148 a year
      
        per annum Inc HCAs
      
    </p>
  
  

  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
    <p>
      
        
          Full-time
        
      
    </p>
  

  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>363-TH7557843</p>
  

  
    
      
        <h3 id="employer_location_heading">Job locations</h3>
      
      
      <p>Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Mental Health Team</p>
      <p>Barkantine Centre, 121 Westferry Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E14 8JH</p>
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    <h2>Job description</h2>
    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <ul>  <li>To deliver the systematic provision of a high quality specialist clinical / counselling psychology service to the Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team.</li>  <li>To act as Lead Psychologist for the Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team.</li>  <li>The Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team psychologist will be responsible for the day-to-day management of psychological provision to the team. To identify areas for development or challenges and work closely with the clinical leads, operational manager and senior psychologists for community to implement and address these.</li>  <li>To promote and support psychosocial interventions through assessment, care planning, consultation and supervision in collaboration with each team. </li>  <li>To assist the Operational Lead and Lead Psychologists with the implementation of the community transformation programme. To develop closer links with community partners and develop innovative ways of delivering trauma-informed psychological interventions in ways that meet the needs of the community in Tower Hamlets. </li>  <li>To provide specialist advice to the teams and voluntary sector agencies concerning the assessment, treatment and management of the client group accessing team. </li>  <li>To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the team in collaboration with Service and Professional management.</li> </ul>
  

  
    
      
        Job description
      
    
    
      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <ul>  <li>To deliver the systematic provision of a high quality specialist clinical / counselling psychology service to the Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team.</li>  <li>To act as Lead Psychologist for the Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team.</li>  <li>The Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Team psychologist will be responsible for the day-to-day management of psychological provision to the team. To identify areas for development or challenges and work closely with the clinical leads, operational manager and senior psychologists for community to implement and address these.</li>  <li>To promote and support psychosocial interventions through assessment, care planning, consultation and supervision in collaboration with each team. </li>  <li>To assist the Operational Lead and Lead Psychologists with the implementation of the community transformation programme. To develop closer links with community partners and develop innovative ways of delivering trauma-informed psychological interventions in ways that meet the needs of the community in Tower Hamlets. </li>  <li>To provide specialist advice to the teams and voluntary sector agencies concerning the assessment, treatment and management of the client group accessing team. </li>  <li>To propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the team in collaboration with Service and Professional management.</li> </ul>
    
  


      
  
    <h2>Person Specification</h2>
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_1">
        
          Education
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology  or equivalent</li>
        
        <li>HCPC registration</li>
        
        <li>BPS accredited degree in psychology or equivalent</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Further training in a therapeutic modality relevant to severe and enduring mental health</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_2">
        
          Experience
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Experience of working as a specialist clinical or counselling psychologist in including relevant experience working in a multi-disciplinary team for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of planning and exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.</li>
        
      </ul>
      
      
        <h4>Desirable</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes</li>
          
          <li>Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.</li>
          
        </ul>
      
    
    
      <h3 id="skill_category_3">
        
          Knowledge and Skills
        
      </h3>
      
      <h4>Essential</h4>
      <ul>
        
        <li>Highly-developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in working in multidisciplinary settings.</li>
        
        <li>Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
        
        <li>Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.</li>
        
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        Person Specification
      
    
    
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_1">
          
            Education
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Doctorate in Clinical or Counselling Psychology  or equivalent</li>
          
          <li>HCPC registration</li>
          
          <li>BPS accredited degree in psychology or equivalent</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Further training in a therapeutic modality relevant to severe and enduring mental health</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_2">
          
            Experience
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Experience of working as a specialist clinical or counselling psychologist in including relevant experience working in a multi-disciplinary team for adults with severe and enduring mental health problems.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with a wide variety of service user groups across the whole life course and presenting with the full range of clinical severity.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of planning and exercising full clinical responsibility for service users' psychological care and treatment within the context of a multidisciplinary care plan.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
          <ul>
            
            <li>Experience of developing and delivering specialist training programmes</li>
            
            <li>Experience of the application of psychology in different cultural contexts.</li>
            
          </ul>
        
      
      
        <h3 id="skill_category_3">
          
            Knowledge and Skills
          
        </h3>
        
        <h4>Essential</h4>
        <ul>
          
          <li>Highly-developed communication skills at overcoming barriers to understanding and acceptance.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in working in multidisciplinary settings.</li>
          
          <li>Skills in providing advice and consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.</li>
          
          <li>Working knowledge of the practices and approaches of other key disciplines, professions and agencies involved in the care and management network, including medical, employment, social, educational and criminal justice systems.</li>
          
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    <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
  

  
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    <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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      <p>Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Mental Health Team</p>
      <p>Barkantine Centre, 121 Westferry Road</p>
      <p>London</p>
            <p>E14 8JH</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>East London NHS Foundation Trust</p>
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          <p>Isle of Dogs Neighbourhood Mental Health Team</p>
          <p>Barkantine Centre, 121 Westferry Road</p>
          <p>London</p>
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Highly Specialist Clinical or Counselling Psychologist

<h2>Job summary</h2>
  <p>We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Events Manager to join our Care Team at Shooting Star Childrens Hospices.</p><p>Shooting Star Childrens
Hospices provides specialist care and support to families who have a baby,
child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or whose child has died.
Rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across
Surrey, north west London and south west London from diagnosis to end of life
and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and
medical care.</p><p>Our
Care Events Team provide an extensive programme of groups and events for the 800
life limited children, their families and bereaved families. There are themed
family events, social groups for siblings of different ages, pamper days for
mums, counselling groups, bereavement cafe, memorial days and many festive
events such as ice skating at Hampton Court. Taking place at our hospices and
in the communities we serve, there are 5 to 6 events each week, offering important
opportunities for families to make memories together.</p>



  <h3>Main duties of the job</h3>
  <p>The
Care Events Manager is responsible for the delivery and oversight of the annual programme of events. The Care Event Manager
leads the <em>Care Events Team</em>, including an Events Assistant, Events
Management Intern, Counsellor and care events volunteers, and working with family
support workers, childrens therapists and counsellors to deliver an incredible
programme of creative and inclusive experiences. The Care Events Manager works
alongside the Lead Therapist and Lead Counsellor to ensure that family support
at Shooting Star Childrens Hospices is everything the children and families
need it to be.</p><p>At a weekly meeting, the team are made aware of children
and family members who are struggling and think together about where they might
benefit from the opportunity to spend time with others who share similar
experiences or receive group therapy. Utilising professional events management
skills, each event is planned meticulously to be a safe and inviting space.
Providing this opportunity for families is integral to their mental wellbeing.</p>



  <h3>About us</h3>
  <p>Shooting Star Childrens Hospices provides specialist care and support to families who have a baby, child or young person with a life-limiting condition, or who have been bereaved. Rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, we support families across Surrey, north-west London and south-west London from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.</p><p>Our specialist care and support is free of charge to families and available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It includes specialist nursing in the community, symptom management and pain relief, overnight respite stays, end-of-life care, specialist bereavement care and a comprehensive range of therapies, groups and clinics for the whole family.</p><p>At the heart of what we do are our dedicated staff; their exceptional commitment and professionalism means every family has the opportunity to make every moment count.</p><p>It costs £10 million a year to run Shooting Star Childrens Hospices. Just 30% of our funding comes from the government, so we rely on our supporters generosity to keep the service running. We employ 175 members of staff, including 98 nursing and medical staff, and support around 700 families.</p>


      
        
  <h2>Details</h2>
  <h3 id="date_posted_heading">Date posted</h3>
  <p>04 November 2025</p>

  
    <h3>Pay scheme</h3>
    <p>Other</p>

    
  

  
  
    <h3>Salary</h3>
    <p>
      £39,726 to £41,893 a year
      
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  <h3 id="contract_type_heading">Contract</h3>
  <p>Permanent</p>

  

  
    <h3 id="working_pattern_heading">Working pattern</h3>
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          Full-time
        
      
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  <h3 id="reference_number_heading">Reference number</h3>
  
  <p>B0299-11-2025</p>
  

  
    
      
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      <p>The Avenue</p>
            <p>Hampton</p>
            <p>TW12 3RA</p>
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    <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
    <p>The Care Events Manager is responsible for the delivery and oversight of the Care Events Programme for life-limited children, their family members and bereaved family members.</p><p>Wellness events provide a safe space for families to meet others managing similar challenges, access different hospice services, and create family memories together.</p><p>Support groups allow family members to develop a network of support, meeting others in similar roles, for example a dads support group for bereaved dads.</p><p>Therapy groups deliver specialist psychological interventions in a group setting, including counselling, creative therapies, complementary therapies and EMDR (trauma) therapy.</p><p>Working alongside allied health professionals to provide Daily Experiences, a schedule of activities for children and young people at Christophers.</p><p>The planning and delivery of children and young peoples Wishes (bucket list activities they wish to complete with their family).</p><p>The Care Events Manager leads the team delivering events that support around 800 children and their families, enhancing emotional and social wellbeing. They identify vulnerable families through psychosocial meetings, connecting them with suitable events, groups, or experiences.</p><p>Our Care Events offer safe, creative and inclusive experiences that respond to the diverse needs of families we support. Celebrating cultural festivals, milestones and moments of remembrance, they bring families together and ensure no one faces their journey in isolation. These events are a vital part of our holistic care, helping families connect, heal and make meaningful memories.</p><p><strong>Main Duties and Key responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Designing and implementing an annual programme of family wellness events, support groups and therapy groups that delivers excellent care and support to children and family members, both at the hospices and venues in the neighbourhoods we serve.</li><li>Ensuring the Care Events Team understand the current and emerging needs of children, young people and families through working closely with the care services, identifying themes, and through continued individual learning about the needs of families in childrens palliative care.</li><li>Manage the Care Events Team and responsibility for event teams delivering events across both hospices and community venues.</li><li>Line managing and developing a large group of Care Events Volunteers, who are key support in the delivery of events.</li><li>Attending the weekly Psychosocial Leads Clinic and working alongside the Psychosocial Leads to create and achieve annual objectives focused on safe and effective psychosocial care that meets the needs of the populations we serve.</li><li>Working alongside allied healthcare professionals and the in-house team, co-ordinating a daily experiences schedule at Christophers, so that play, stimulating and therapeutic activities enhance the quality of care and development of children and young people in our care.</li><li>Ensuring Care Events attendance at MDTs and key meetings, providing updates and managing individual referrals to care events.</li><li>Planning and delivering wishes requested by children with life-limiting conditions.</li><li>Working with the care, fundraising and corporate teams to achieve good interface that enhances care provision, upholds our values, supports each others objectives for positive, cohesive working across the charity.</li><li>Enabling families who do and dont attend groups and events, to share their views and experiences, so they shape this aspect of SSCH care, making it is as accessible and impactful as possible.</li><li>Governance: reviewing policies, processes and completing audits to strive for the highest quality care.</li><li>Producing an annual report including stakeholder input, learning, plans and aspirations.</li></ul>  

  
    
      
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      <h3>Job responsibilities</h3>
      <p>The Care Events Manager is responsible for the delivery and oversight of the Care Events Programme for life-limited children, their family members and bereaved family members.</p><p>Wellness events provide a safe space for families to meet others managing similar challenges, access different hospice services, and create family memories together.</p><p>Support groups allow family members to develop a network of support, meeting others in similar roles, for example a dads support group for bereaved dads.</p><p>Therapy groups deliver specialist psychological interventions in a group setting, including counselling, creative therapies, complementary therapies and EMDR (trauma) therapy.</p><p>Working alongside allied health professionals to provide Daily Experiences, a schedule of activities for children and young people at Christophers.</p><p>The planning and delivery of children and young peoples Wishes (bucket list activities they wish to complete with their family).</p><p>The Care Events Manager leads the team delivering events that support around 800 children and their families, enhancing emotional and social wellbeing. They identify vulnerable families through psychosocial meetings, connecting them with suitable events, groups, or experiences.</p><p>Our Care Events offer safe, creative and inclusive experiences that respond to the diverse needs of families we support. Celebrating cultural festivals, milestones and moments of remembrance, they bring families together and ensure no one faces their journey in isolation. These events are a vital part of our holistic care, helping families connect, heal and make meaningful memories.</p><p><strong>Main Duties and Key responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Designing and implementing an annual programme of family wellness events, support groups and therapy groups that delivers excellent care and support to children and family members, both at the hospices and venues in the neighbourhoods we serve.</li><li>Ensuring the Care Events Team understand the current and emerging needs of children, young people and families through working closely with the care services, identifying themes, and through continued individual learning about the needs of families in childrens palliative care.</li><li>Manage the Care Events Team and responsibility for event teams delivering events across both hospices and community venues.</li><li>Line managing and developing a large group of Care Events Volunteers, who are key support in the delivery of events.</li><li>Attending the weekly Psychosocial Leads Clinic and working alongside the Psychosocial Leads to create and achieve annual objectives focused on safe and effective psychosocial care that meets the needs of the populations we serve.</li><li>Working alongside allied healthcare professionals and the in-house team, co-ordinating a daily experiences schedule at Christophers, so that play, stimulating and therapeutic activities enhance the quality of care and development of children and young people in our care.</li><li>Ensuring Care Events attendance at MDTs and key meetings, providing updates and managing individual referrals to care events.</li><li>Planning and delivering wishes requested by children with life-limiting conditions.</li><li>Working with the care, fundraising and corporate teams to achieve good interface that enhances care provision, upholds our values, supports each others objectives for positive, cohesive working across the charity.</li><li>Enabling families who do and dont attend groups and events, to share their views and experiences, so they shape this aspect of SSCH care, making it is as accessible and impactful as possible.</li><li>Governance: reviewing policies, processes and completing audits to strive for the highest quality care.</li><li>Producing an annual report including stakeholder input, learning, plans and aspirations.</li></ul>    
  


      
  
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        <li>English and maths GCSE or equivalent (graded A-C)</li>
        
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        <h4>Desirable</h4>
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          <li>- An events management qualification</li>
          
          <li>- Leadership/management training/qualification</li>
          
          <li>- Degree level qualification</li>
          
          <li>- Minibus MIDAS training </li>
          
          <li>- Play specialist qualification</li>
          
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          Experience
        
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        <li>Experience of professional events management</li>
        
        <li>Proven track record of planning, organizing, and executing high-profile events (e.g., conferences, corporate meetings, galas, trade shows, festivals, or community events). </li>
        
        <li>Professional experience of marketing and events administration, with evidence of successful engagement in bespoke events. </li>
        
                
        <li>Experience of line managing a team and evidence of effective teamwork</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.</li>
        
        <li>Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, overseeing multiple workstreams.</li>
        
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          <li>Experience of working with vulnerable individuals/families (this can be in an employed or voluntary capacity)</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with children with disabilities</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working within healthcare, or in particular palliative care (including bereavement)</li>
          
          <li>Experience in project planning.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working with children and young people (this can be in an employed or voluntary capacity)</li>
          
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          <li>English and maths GCSE or equivalent (graded A-C)</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>- An events management qualification</li>
            
            <li>- Leadership/management training/qualification</li>
            
            <li>- Degree level qualification</li>
            
            <li>- Minibus MIDAS training </li>
            
            <li>- Play specialist qualification</li>
            
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            Experience
          
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        <h4>Essential</h4>
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          <li>Experience of professional events management</li>
          
          <li>Proven track record of planning, organizing, and executing high-profile events (e.g., conferences, corporate meetings, galas, trade shows, festivals, or community events). </li>
          
          <li>Professional experience of marketing and events administration, with evidence of successful engagement in bespoke events. </li>
          
                    
          <li>Experience of line managing a team and evidence of effective teamwork</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds.</li>
          
          <li>Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, overseeing multiple workstreams.</li>
          
        </ul>
        
        
          <h4>Desirable</h4>
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            <li>Experience of working with vulnerable individuals/families (this can be in an employed or voluntary capacity)</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with children with disabilities</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working within healthcare, or in particular palliative care (including bereavement)</li>
            
            <li>Experience in project planning.</li>
            
            <li>Experience of working with children and young people (this can be in an employed or voluntary capacity)</li>
            
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    <p>
      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
      <a href="https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/overseas-health-professionals" target="_blank">NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).</a>
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        <p>This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.</p>
      

      

      
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          Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see 
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    <h3>Employer name</h3>
    <p>Shooting Star Children’s Hospices</p>
    <h3>Address</h3>
    
      
      <p>The Avenue</p>
            <p>Hampton</p>
            <p>TW12 3RA</p>
    
  

  
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        <p>Shooting Star Children’s Hospices</p>
        <h3>Address</h3>
        
          
          <p>The Avenue</p>
                    <p>Hampton</p>
                    <p>TW12 3RA</p>
        
      

      
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            <p><a href="https://www.shootingstar.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.shootingstar.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)</a></p>

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